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Which teacher or staff member at STEEN'S CREEK ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383001277
Steens Creek Elementary
300 Hwy 469 N, Florence, MS 39073 · (601) 845-5724 · Rankin County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
282 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 197 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 159 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 181 | 31% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
81.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 84.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Steens Creek Elementary
Steens Creek Elementary's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steens Creek Elementary this school | 582 | 48.5% | 84.1% |
| Florence Elementary Florence | 537 | 48.2% | 84.8% |
| Clarkdale Elementary School Meridian | 527 | 45.4% | 77.4% |
| Pisgah Elementary Brandon | 556 | 44.1% | 73.7% |
| East Webster Elementary School Mathiston | 434 | 50.2% | 73.5% |
| Saltillo Primary School SALTILLO | 704 | 53.7% | 57.6% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Steens Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #14 of 428 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #28 of 439 ▼ 13 | #4 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #6 of 439 ▲ 1 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #101 of 453 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #340 of 408 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #284 of 409 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #406 of 444 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #53 of 90 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
+68 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 34.4 | 16.9:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 45.7 | 12.5:1 | 47% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 43.2 | 13.4:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 29.2 | 18.8:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 33 | 18.5:1 | 44% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steens Creek Elementary.
About Steens Creek Elementary
Steens Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Florence, Mississippi. The student body numbers 582 students, from pre-K through 2. The school's enrollment is 30% larger than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Besides Steens Creek Elementary, Rankin County School District runs 26 other schools. The district enrolls 18,196 students.
Most students at Steens Creek Elementary are White: 83% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Black and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Rankin County is about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Steens Creek Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1 at Steens Creek Elementary, with 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 48% of enrollment. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Rankin County.
The allk12 Grade for Steens Creek Elementary is A+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Steens Creek Elementary, the prediction is 70.0% and the result is 84.1%.
Across Rankin County, median household income is about $79,357, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Steens Creek Elementary is among the 34 public schools in Rankin County.
The nearest other public school, Florence Elementary, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.5%; Steens Creek Elementary's is 84.1%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 514 to 582.
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 718 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Florence ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- McLaurin ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- McLaurin High SchoolHigh · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Elementary0.1 mi · 537
- Florence High School0.2 mi · 718
- Florence Middle School1.3 mi · 556
- Richland High School4.4 mi · 731
- Richland Upper Elementary4.4 mi · 480
- Richland Elementary4.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Steens Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Steens Creek Elementary?
Steens Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Steens Creek Elementary serve?
Steens Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Steens Creek Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Steens Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Steens Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Steens Creek Elementary are roughly 83% White, 1% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Steens Creek Elementary public or private?
Steens Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rankin County School District.
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